At 6 pm on September 30, the inaugural meeting of the drafting working group for the BRICS group standard "Internet of Things Competition", including competition, skills andcurriculum was successfully held, hosted by BRICS Skills and Technology Standardization Working Committee and organized by BRICS Academy of Skills Development and Technology Innovation（Xiamen）andBeijing Newland Era Hitech Co., Ltd. Nearly 90 experts, scholars, and industry and enterprise representatives in the field of Internet of Things from China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and other countries gathered on-line to witness this important moment together.

Dr. Liu Zhenying, Chairman of China Chapter of BRICS Business Council Skills Development, Applied Technology and Innovation Working Group and Chairman of BRICS Skills and Technology Standardization Working Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Dr. Liu affirmed the importance of formulating three group standards for competition, skills andcurriculum in the "Internet of Things" event, and pointed out that he hopes that all relevant units will actively participate in the formulation of BRICS group standards, strengthen exchanges and cooperation among BRICS countries, and cultivate more high-quality Internet of Things professionals. 

刘振英Dr. Liu Zhenying

Ma Xiaofeng, technical director of Beijing Newland Era Hitech Co., Ltd., said in his speech that as one of the world's top 500 IoT companies, Newland has always focused on hot spots and key issues in the field of global skilled talent training, promoted the flow and sharing of educational elements internationally, and promoted the balanced development of global education. In the next step of work, Newland will also give full play to the professional advantages and wisdom of the leader of the standard drafting working group, and conscientiously draft the group standards for the IoT event with a rigorous attitude, scientific methods and pragmatic style. 

马晓峰Ma Xiaofeng

Zhu Xiuqing, member of the BRICS Skills and Technology Standardization Working Committee andleader of the International Department of the BRICS Academy of Skills Development and Technology Innovation（Xiamen）, introduced the progress and achievements of theBRICS Skills and Technology Standardization Working Committee to the participants. 

At the meeting, experts and scholars introduced and discussed the application and development prospects of Internet of Things technology at home and abroad, including Mr. Pavel Ratnikov,International relations deputy director of Skills Development Agency; Associate Professor Jacob Jacobus Greeff,Deputy Director for School of Computer Science and Infommation Systems at North-west University in South Africa and member of BRICS Skills and Technology Standardization Working Committee; Dr. Ata Jahangir Moshavedi from Iran, Associate Professor of the School of Information Engineering at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology; Mr. MamuduHamidu, formerdelegate for Ghana to the WorldSkills Organization and Lecturer at Kumasi Technical University in Ghana; Dr. Rio Nurtantyana,Researcher of the Research Center for Data and Information Sciences, Research Organization for Electronics and Informatics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Republic of Indonesia; Professor Shu Guohui,Dean and professor of the School of Information Technology of Anqing Vocational and Technical College, and Dr. Zhao Tianchi,Doctor of the School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangsu Vocational College of Information Technology etc. Theyallemphasized that the formulation of standards should fully consider the actual situation and needs of BRICS countries, focus on the cultivation of practical abilities, and align with international standards to ensure the advancement and versatility of these standards. Additionally, they will actively promote the development of standards and contribute to the cultivation of professional talents in the field of global Internet of Things.

Mr. Valério Junior Piana,MSc.Internationalization Coordinator of SENAI Institutes of Innovation and Technology; Ms. Nomsa Gumbi, a representative from the South African Department of Higher Education and Training; Mr. AbdEl-Monem El Sharkawy,Director of the National Academy of Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities and associate professor at the University of Cairo, Ms. Koko Ezekiel Adegbenro,official from Federal ministry of industry trade and investment, Nigeria, and more than 30 other foreign guests were also attended the meeting.

Pavel Ratnikov

Dr Ata Jahangir Moshavedi

Japie Greeff

MamuduHamidu

Dr Rio Nurtantyana

疏国会Shu Guohui

赵天驰Zhao Tianchi

Wang Yideng, Director of Education and Research of Beijing Newland Era Hitech Co., Ltd., introduced in detail the content, tasks, organization and plan of the three standardization works of the "Internet of Things Competition", namely competition, skills andcurriculum, and briefly explained each stage of standard formulation and introduced the work of each stage.He emphasized that he would extensively solicit opinions from all parties, fully consider the actual conditions of different countries and regions, ensure the scientific validity, rationality, and operability of the standards, and actively promote the development and completion of standard  formulation.

王义灯Wang Yideng

The successful holding of this conference marks a significant step forward for the BRICS Skills and Technology Standardization Working Committee in standardization cooperation within the field of the Internet of Things. It not only lays the foundation for the formulation of standards but also sets the direction for cultivating professional talents in the Internet of Things across BRICS and "Belt and Road" countries. This initiative pragmatically promotes output-oriented teaching and school-enterprise cooperation, supports Chinese enterprises in going global, assists leading industry enterprises in providing academic education and skills training for overseas personnel, cultivates international and local skilled talents urgently needed by Chinese enterprises, and establishes a "vocational education going global" brand with Chinese characteristics. Simultaneously, it serves international capacity cooperation by leading or participating in the development of professional standards, curriculum standards, teaching resources, and teaching equipment with international influence, promotes the alignment ofChina's standards withInternational standards, and enhances the global influence of Chinese vocational education.